Restoration Promised

1 “So it shall be when° all° of these° things° have come° upon you, athe blessing° and the curse° which° I have set° before° you, and you Icall° [them] to mind°bin all° nations° where°° the LORD° your God° has banished° you,
2 and you areturn° to the LORD° your God° and Iobey°° Him bwith all° your heart° and soul° according to all° that I command° you today°, you and your sons°,
3 then the LORD° your God° will arestore°Iyou from captivity°, and have° compassion° on you, and bwill gather° you again° from all° the peoples° where°° the LORD° your God° has cscattered° you.
4 If° your outcasts° are at the ends° of the Iearth°, afrom there° the LORD° your God° will gather° you, and from there° He will IIbring° you back.
5aThe LORD° your God° will bring° you into the land° which° your fathers° possessed°, and you shall possess° it; and He will prosper° you and bmultiply° you more° than° your fathers°.

6 ¶ “Moreover athe LORD° your God° will circumcise° your heart° and the heart° of your Idescendants°, bto love° the LORD° your God° with all° your heart° and with all° your soul°, so° that you may live°.
7aThe LORD° your God° will Iinflict° all° these° curses° on your enemies° and on those who hate° you, who° persecuted° you.
8 And you shall again°Iobey°° the LORD°, and observe° all° His commandments° which° I command° you today°.
9aThen the LORD° your God° will Iprosper° you abundantly° in all° the work° of your hand°, in the IIoffspring° of your IIIbody° and in the IIoffspring° of your cattle° and in the IIproduce° of your ground°, for bthe LORD° will again° rejoice° over° you for good°, just° as He rejoiced° over° your fathers°;
10Iif° you IIobey°° the LORD° your God° to keep° His commandments° and His statutes° which aare written° in this° book° of the law°, Iif° you turn° to the LORD° your God°bwith all° your heart° and soul°.

11 ¶ “For this° commandment° which° I command° you today° is not too° difficult° for you, nor° is it Iout of reach°.
12 It is not in heaven°, Ithat you should say°, ‘aWho° will go° up to heaven° for us to get° it for us and make us hear° it, that we may observe° it?’
13 Nor° is it beyond°° the sea°, Ithat you should say°, ‘Who° will cross° the sea° for us to get° it for us and make us hear° it, that we may observe° it?’
14 But the word° is very° near° you, in your mouth° and in your heart°, that you may observe° it.

Choose Life

15 ¶ “See°, aI have set° before° you today° life° and Iprosperity°, and death° and IIadversity°;
16 in that I command° you today°ato love° the LORD° your God°, to walk° in His ways° and to keep° His commandments° and His statutes° and His judgments°, that you bmay live° and multiply°, and that the LORD° your God° may bless° you in the land° where°° you are entering° to possess° it.
17 But if° your heart° turns° away° and you will not obey°, but are drawn° away° and worship° other° gods° and serve° them,
18 I declare° to you today° that ayou shall surely° perish°. You will not prolong° [your] days° in the land° where°° you are crossing° the Jordan° to enter°Iand possess° it.
19aI call° heaven° and earth° to witness° against you today°, that I have set° before° you life° and death°, bthe blessing° and the curse°. So choose° life° in order° that you may live°, you and your Idescendants°,
20aby loving° the LORD° your God°, by obeying° His voice°, and bby holding° fast° to Him; cfor Ithis° is your life° and the length° of your days°, IIthat you may live° in dthe land° which° the LORD° swore° to your fathers°, to Abraham°, Isaac°, and Jacob°, to give° them.”

Great mercies promised unto the repentent.

1 ¶ And it shall come to pass,² when² all² these² thingsº are comeºª upon² thee, the blessingº and the curse,º which² I have setºª beforeº thee, and thou shalt callºª [them] to² mindº among all² the nations,º whither²² the LORDº thy Godº hath drivenºª thee, 2 And shalt returnºª unto² the LORDº thy God,º and shalt obeyºª his voiceº according to all² that² I² commandºª thee this day,º thou² and thy children,º with all² thine heart,º and with all² thy soul;º3 That then the LORDº thy Godº will turnºª² thy captivity,º and have compassionºª upon thee, and will returnºª and gatherºª thee from all²² the nations,º whither²² the LORDº thy Godº hath scatteredºª thee. 4 If² [any] of thine be² driven outºª unto the outmostº [parts] of heaven,º from thence²² will the LORDº thy Godº gatherºª thee, and from thence²² will he fetchºª thee: 5 And the LORDº thy Godº will bringºª thee into² the landº which² thy fathersº possessed,ºª and thou shalt possessºª it; and he will do thee good,ºª and multiplyºª thee above thy fathers.º²6 And the LORDº thy Godº will circumciseºª² thine heart,º and the heartº of thy seed,º to loveºª² the LORDº thy Godº with all² thine heart,º and with all² thy soul,º that² thou mayest live.º7 And the LORDº thy Godº will putºª² all² these² cursesº upon² thine enemies,ºª and on² them that hateºª thee, which² persecutedºª thee. 8 And thou² shalt returnºª and obeyºª the voiceº of the LORD,º and doºª² all² his commandmentsº which² I² commandºª thee this day.º9 And the LORDº thy Godº will make thee plenteousºª in every² workº of thine hand,º in the fruitº of thy body,º and in the fruitº of thy cattle,º and in the fruitº of thy land,º for good:º for² the LORDº will againºª rejoiceºª over² thee for good,º as² he rejoicedºª over² thy fathers:º10 If² thou shalt hearkenºª unto the voiceº of the LORDº thy God,º to keepºª his commandmentsº and his statutesº which are writtenºª in this² bookº of the law,º [and] if² thou turnºª unto² the LORDº thy Godº with all² thine heart,º and with all² thy soul.º